Fender CS 1962 heavy relic with quartersawn neck, one of the many guitars left by the Fender Custom Shop crew during the Custom Shop Roadshow in San Jose:
July, 2009
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Saturday, July 25th, 2009Guitar porn
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009For guitar lovers here are pictures of some Fender Strats I owned and customized to various degrees.
Disclaimer: necks licensed by Fender are to be used only as replacements for genuine Fender Stratocasters, in doubt please contact the manufacturer of your replacement neck. All of the guitars below are genuine Fender instruments customized with either a neck or body made under license by Warmoth Guitar Products.
#1 Stratocaster Fender Eric Clapton “Blackie” with gold hardware, Lace Chrome Dome pickups, tremolo cover and pickguard veneered with Indian rosewood, and highly figured Warmoth 1-piece Ziricote neck:
Bodie State Park
Sunday, July 19th, 2009Here are a few shots from Bodie State Park near Mono Lake in California, these photos date back from June 2008 and were taken with a wide angle Tokina 12-24mm ATX Pro lens. The park is usually accessible from mid-May to November, during winter over-snow equipment is required since the last few miles leading to the entrance are unpaved. If you are in the area you should also spend couple hours near Mono Lake with its unique rock formations.
Seaworld (San Diego)
Sunday, July 5th, 2009Shamu being one of the most popular shows it is recommended to attend one of the early morning shows when few visitors are in the park:
The dolphin show was no less impressive with perfect synchronization between dolphins:
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Joshua Tree National Park
Saturday, July 4th, 2009The visit started with a hike to 29 Palms’ oasis:
The sight of the oasis at the horizon is quite surreal given that we had been hiking in the middle of the desert for 45 minutes with just rocks and cacti in sight:
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San Diego
Friday, July 3rd, 2009The day started by an early morning visit of San Diego along Broadway street. There are remnants of San Diego’s wood balconies, similar ones can be seen abundantly in Lima, this one below dates back from 1888:
A lame lack of taste? You can find all kinds of meats here as this ‘steak’ place is both a strip club and steak house…